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We need a new manager with fresh ideas.

Players have the ability, it’s all in the poor quality of coaching. This setup has been in place too long now. Long overdue a change !

Predictive sex.

Should NEVER have got that far

What do we really expect from the same manager and coaching staff that only saved their jobs last season because of a registration mistake from Queens Park? I fear it's going to be a long hard season if this is the standard that's on offer. Why do most of the teams that play us look sharper, pass the ball better and close us down, hit us on the break and create more chances? It's down to the coaching and the tactics that are implemented in the game, and Dodds is lacking on all fronts. When we eventually get the ball back our first thought is boot it up the park, just get rid of the hot potato instead of looking up and picking a pass to a teammate, like Airdrie were doing. I haven't made a prediction yet about what I think our final league position will be, but on our showing so far, I think we will struggle to get into the top half of the league this season, there are a lot of good teams this season, and a lot of them will be stronger this term. I hope I'm proved wrong, but we will need to improve 100% more than we have shown so far. We need a good centre back, another good midfielder and to find a good partner for Billy Mckay. I really can't sit through another season of boring ponderous football again.

We have recently seen too much emphasis put on Billy beating our scoring record. Great....but.... For the bigger picture let's hope two poor defeats and a less than convincing win against Bonnyrigg create a big wake up call before we end up bottom of the Championship after our first three games.

Don’t think that’s a question that should be raised right now. The guy has just been offered a 2 year contract. Irrespective whether we think that was right or wrong, the fact is it is in place. We can’t afford to pay him off, simple, so we just move on! Tonight’s result ends interest in this cup. We just hope Dodds and the team learn from the mistakes over the past two games and get it right for the league games ahead. We can’t enter into another winter like last year!! bc

To quote Dodds in his pre match interview, ‘ the definition of madness, is doing the same thing and expecting different results!!!’,. Or words to that effect. He is responsible for the team doing the same / different thing!!!!

Disgusting performance 2 nil down against airdrie already. Unacceptable from a team with talent but little coherence. Dodds has a half to save his job but his ability to influence and change things during a game has always been low.

Just heading down to be with the Rif-Raf in the main stand again. I hope for a decent game and a good win!

Unfortunately a lot of the support has now been spoiled and whinge at the thought of such games.

These were the days 'In 1990 Caley scored a penalty shoot-out victory against Airdrie in a third round replay at Telford Street and in 1991 they held St Johnstone to a home 2-2 draw. They lost the replay 3-0 but the thousands of fans who went south that night to Perth sent out a strong message – Inverness could support a Scottish League team.'

We desperately need to strengthen the defence before the league season starts.

We’ve entered this season, presumably for our Under 18s. We enter at the second round with a home game against Rothes: First Round draw: Brora Rangers v Fort William Wick Academy v Ross County Forres Mechanics v Strathspey Thistle Nairn County v Lossiemouth Ties to be played Wednesday 30th August 2023 Second Round draw: Brora/Fort v Clachnacuddin Wick/County v Golspie Sutherland Forres/Strath v Nairn/Lossie Inverness CT v Rothes Ties to be played Wednesday 13th September 2023 Semi-final draw: Wick/County/Golspie v Brora/Fort/Clach Inverness/Rothes v Forres/Strath/Nairn/Lossie Ties to be played Wednesday 18th October 2023 Final Due to be played Sat/Sun 11th/12th November 2023

Surely now? Too many have stayed silent for too long, but now? Please **** off from my club and just when you think that you have ****** off enough, **** off some more!

100% this but no, our incompetent owner thinks its OK to get to a cup final (which we went of early but for a few up by QP) and offers the d*** a new deal when it was clear to all of us (the fans) way before CHRISTMAS that he was out of his depth and needed sacked!! It's time for fans to vote with their feet if the idiots don't listen as that will MAYBE make them act, especially if they don't want to lose anymore fans because the longer this PISH lasts the emptier the stadium will be!

Yes, I hope it isn't as bad as it looked, I thought that Nicolson was going to be the breakout player this season. He could really make the LB spot his own. This passing back and fore across the back line must be Dodds tactics, because they did it all last season as well. There was one attack where we were on the right, nearly in line with their box, and it went backwards, and backwards until in went to the keeper, and it couldn't go any further back, so we had to kick it forward. Pathetic.

After a bright start I thought Lewis's injury affected the players. I'd be surprised if he hasn't done his cruciate ligament - looked very like it to me. I hope I'm wrong - he was playing pretty well, as he did against. Bonnyrig. The team responded well in the 2nd half and had several chances to take the lead, but messed up. I think we have the talent available but there was a lack of composure and silly mistakes all over the park. Great strike from Gilmore and Billy breaking the club's scoring record were at least some consolation on a disappointing night.

Despite the late finish to last season and the meagre few signings, we don’t currently look like a team capable of making a challenge for the championship. Why do I renew my ST each year !!!!!

We have to be the slowest team in the league. Pass across the back four, back and fore back and fore then pass to the keeper. GO FORWARD! Take a man on, and show some urgency from the starting whistle. Not when we are 0-2 down! What a shame for Nicholson, i hope its not bad as i have high aspirations for him this season.

We shot ourselves in the foot by gifting the two goals in the first half. Until then we looked better than in our earlier games. We were much better in the second half and deservedly got back in it. We played some decent stuff, with Carson, Shaw, Bray and Gilmour probably the pick. Longstaff looks a decent signing too whilst Davidson looks effective going forward and hopefully won’t repeat the slackness that cost us a goal. The jury is out for me with Brooks but he’s not had many minutes. Devine looks out of sorts but hopefully just needs time to get back to full fitness and sharpness. We looked the more likely to win it but conceded late on when tying to get a winner. Now Mckay has passed Wyness’ total hopefully he goes on a scoring run. Gilmour’s goal was a cracking finish, whilst Samuels came very close before we conceded late on. I understand the negativity in the posts above (not sure how many of those posting were at the game) but if we can maintain the level of performance we showed in the second half we will not be too far away. Unfortunately Airdrie are another team that will wind the clock down and try to con the refs. Losing Lewis Nicolson is a big blow as he was looking good again tonight. I heard it being discussed in the stand that he’d messaged a pal indicating it was a bad one and he could miss the whole season. Hopefully that was just talk and it’s not as serious as feared.

With us now out of the competition there will be no point fielding a strong team against Dee. Let's the kids have a go.

Sh*t start to the season, regardless of previous season end !

Much better second half but no consolation as Todorov scores.

Mckay breaks the record! 2-2.

That was some strike by Gilmour!

We've pulled one back from Gilmour

The word rubbish springs to mind. The worst of it is we don't look like scoring.

I thought we looked better early on with Longstaff in particular standing out. We then lost Nicolson to a bad late tackle that the ref missed and he was stretchered off. Davidson gave away possession cheaply and Airdrie scored. Devine then did the same for the second. Since we lost the first goal we’ve huffed and puffed but never looked like getting back in it.

I can take the one off defeat to Dumbarton as bad as it was, but we need to be bouncing back tonight. What’s going on ?

Luis Longstaff*

Signed a two year deal

On the bright side, we can concentrate on the league now.

Oops not looking good, let’s hope this is just blowing the cobwebs away before the serious stuff starts!

It looked bad. Stretchered off. Two down. Gifts by Davidson and Devine.

I know so he is going nowhere!